[Economic Indicators May, 2010]
[Page Number 11]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES

STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE

In May, employment fell by 35,000 and unemployment fell by 287,000.
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                                    [Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted except as noted by NSA]
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                                                                                         Civilian employment                    Unemployment                                Percent \1\
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                                                         noninstitu-  Civilian                                                           Women            Not in                  Employ-
                         Period                             tional      labor             Men  20  Women  20   Both            Men  20    20     Both     labor     Labor force    ment/   Unem-
                                                          population    force     Total    years     years     sexes   Total    years    years   sexes    force    participation    pop-   ploy-
                                                            (NSA)                           and    and  over   16-19             and      and    16-19                  rate      ulation   ment
                                                                                            over               years             over    over    years                             ratio    rate
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2000 \2\...............................................     212,577    142,583   136,891   69,634     60,067   7,189    5,692    2,376   2,235   1,081    69,994        67.1        64.4    4.0
2001 ..................................................     215,092    143,734   136,933   69,776     60,417   6,740    6,801    3,040   2,599   1,162    71,359        66.8        63.7    4.7
2002...................................................     217,570    144,863   136,485   69,734     60,420   6,332    8,378    3,896   3,228   1,253    72,707        66.6        62.7    5.8
2003 \2\...............................................     221,168    146,510   137,736   70,415     61,402   5,919    8,774    4,209   3,314   1,251    74,658        66.2        62.3    6.0
2004 \2\...............................................     223,357    147,401   139,252   71,572     61,773   5,907    8,149    3,791   3,150   1,208    75,956        66.0        62.3    5.5
2005 \2\...............................................     226,082    149,320   141,730   73,050     62,702   5,978    7,591    3,392   3,013   1,186    76,762        66.0        62.7    5.1
2006 \2\...............................................     228,815    151,428   144,427   74,431     63,834   6,162    7,001    3,131   2,751   1,119    77,387        66.2        63.1    4.6
2007 \2\...............................................     231,867    153,124   146,047   75,337     64,799   5,911    7,078    3,259   2,718   1,101    78,743        66.0        63.0    4.6
2008 \2\...............................................     233,788    154,287   145,362   74,750     65,039   5,573    8,924    4,297   3,342   1,285    79,501        66.0        62.2    5.8
2009 \2\...............................................     235,801    154,142   139,877   71,341     63,699   4,837   14,265    7,555   5,157   1,552    81,659        65.4        59.3    9.3
 
2009:May ..............................................     235,452    154,956   140,438   71,552     63,847   5,039   14,518    7,787   5,213   1,518    80,496        65.8        59.6    9.4
      June ............................................     235,655    154,759   140,038   71,354     63,741   4,943   14,721    7,892   5,243   1,586    80,895        65.7        59.4    9.5
      July ............................................     235,870    154,351   139,817   71,255     63,685   4,877   14,534    7,728   5,225   1,581    81,519        65.4        59.3    9.4
      Aug .............................................     236,087    154,426   139,433   71,142     63,552   4,740   14,993    8,055   5,295   1,643    81,661        65.4        59.1    9.7
      Sept ............................................     236,322    153,927   138,768   70,861     63,280   4,627   15,159    8,116   5,406   1,637    82,396        65.1        58.7    9.8
      Oct .............................................     236,550    153,854   138,242   70,662     63,133   4,448   15,612    8,362   5,554   1,696    82,696        65.0        58.4   10.1
      Nov .............................................     236,743    153,720   138,381   70,662     63,269   4,450   15,340    8,239   5,473   1,627    83,022        64.9        58.5   10.0
      Dec .............................................     236,924    153,059   137,792   70,391     62,998   4,403   15,267    8,011   5,622   1,634    83,865        64.6        58.2   10.0
 
2010:Jan \2\ ..........................................     236,832    153,170   138,333   70,390     63,527   4,416   14,837    7,835   5,422   1,580    83,663        64.7        58.4    9.7
      Feb .............................................     236,998    153,512   138,641   70,623     63,538   4,480   14,871    7,848   5,531   1,491    83,487        64.8        58.5    9.7
      Mar .............................................     237,159    153,910   138,905   70,913     63,495   4,496   15,005    7,882   5,532   1,591    83,249        64.9        58.6    9.7
      Apr .............................................     237,329    154,715   139,455   71,358     63,552   4,544   15,260    7,998   5,712   1,550    82,614        65.2        58.8    9.9
      May .............................................     237,499    154,393   139,420   71,477     63,505   4,438   14,973    7,760   5,623   1,590    83,107        65.0        58.7    9.7
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    \1\ Civilian labor force (or 
employment) as percent of civilian 
noninstitutional population; and 
unemployment as percent of civilian 
labor force.
    \2\ Not strictly comparable with 
earlier data.
    Note.--Beginning January 2010, 
data reflect revised population 
controls and are not strictly 
comparable with earlier data.
    See Employment and Earnings for 
details on breaks in series.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.